dib·ble /ˈdɪbəl/
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Dib·ble, v. t.
1. To plant with a dibble; to make holes in (soil) with a dibble, for planting.
2. To make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble.
The clayey soil around it was dibbled thick at the time by the tiny hoofs of sheep. --H. Miller.
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Dib·ble n. A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which no set out plants or to plant seeds.
Dib·ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dibbled p. pr. & vb. n. Dibbling ] To dib or dip frequently, as in angling.
dibble
n : a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in
the ground for planting seeds or bulbs [syn: dibber]
v 1: plant with a wooden hand tool; "dibble Spring bulbs"
2: make a hole with a wooden hand tool; "dibble the ground"